Structure L1600811YDOTNBI · Hampden County, MA

ST 21 Ludlow AVE over Water Chicopee River

Carries ST 21 Ludlow AVE over Water Chicopee River, At Springfield City Line.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT435 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

435 ft end to end: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a deck truss.

Built193096 years old
Length435.4 ft132.7 m
Daily traffic23,427counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountyHampden
LocationAt Springfield City Line
CarriesST 21 Ludlow AVE
CrossesWater Chicopee River
Coordinates42.15650, -72.48471

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length435.4 ft (132.7 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area2348.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,427 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL1600811YDOTNBI

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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